# Ruby -\>Watir - Clicking javascript

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-clicking-javascript/97955>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [July 11, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-clicking-javascript/97955 "2006-07-11T17:28:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![newyorkdolluk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@newyorkdolluk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newyorkdolluk)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 5:28pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-clicking-javascript/97955/1 "2006-07-11T17:28:29Z")

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hi,

i have a html file with the following javascript:

```
                                <td width="60"

```

id=“toplevel\_button4” onclick=“javascript:window.location=’/ATT/listr  
eports.do’” onmouseover=“javascript:window.status=‘General Text’”  
onmouseout=“javascript:window.status=’’” title=  
“General Text” class=“toplevel\_nav\_button hand\_Cursor”\>  
Reports

can anyone advise on how to get ruby/watir to automatically ‘click’  
this. I have played with Watir::IE and Watir::Simple methods but cant  
seem to spot it.

thanks.

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**Author:** ![newyorkdolluk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/0ea827/32.png) [@newyorkdolluk](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/newyorkdolluk)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-watir-clicking-javascript/97955/2 "2006-07-11T19:07:45Z")

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On Jul 11, 2006, at 17:25, newyorkdolluk wrote:

> seem to spot it.  
> That’s

ie.cell(:id, ‘toplevel\_button4’).fire\_event(‘onclick’)

– fxn